We really hate to go private..... BUT

So as you can probably tell, Angie and I made our blog private. We did it for a number of reasons but we haven't completely shut out the possibility for all our old friends to find us and request access.

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In order to protect your personal email address, I changed the settings to require moderation before the comment is posted. Therefore, when you place your request, I will pull your email address out of the comment and send you an invitation without ever posting your comment to the site.

Apple Ice Cream

I noticed on my traffic tracker that an abnormally large amount of people coming to our blog are actually googling "apple ice cream" and inadvertently ending up reading about our mundane lives. Normally there is only one or two of these per week but today there were at least four seekers of the coveted apple ice-cream. So for all you out there in the world that want to know how to make apple ice-cream, here you go:

Apple Ice Cream recipe

ingredients
500 g (18 oz) desert apples, peeled, cored and chopped
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/3 cup (75 g) 3oz sugar
pinch cinnamon
2 tsp redcurrant jelly
284 ml carton whipping cream
fresh mint and apple slices to serve (optional)

method
1. Place the apples in a pan with the lemon juice and sugar and cook gently, keeping covered, for 5-6 minutes, until soft.

2. Beat in the cinnamon and redcurrant jelly and leave to cool.

3. Whip the cream until fairly thick, then fold it into the apple purée.

4. Pour into a plastic container, cover and freeze for 30 minutes.

5. Give the ice cream a stir and refreeze for a further 4 - 5 hours, or until completely frozen.

6. Decorate with fresh mint and sliced apple before serving.

serving amount
serves: 6

This comes from the site Cook it Simply